BlackBerry’s Messaging Problem

Investors were looking for two numbers in Research in Motion’s quarterly results, that were conspicuous by their absence.

The most disappointing number, not shared until the conference call after results were posted, was 2.7 million. That is the number of new “BB10” BlackBerry smartphones sold in RIM’s latest fiscal quarter. Apple sells roughly that number of iPhones in a week…

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